PINAKI MAJUMDAR
Jamshedpur, Feb 3: There has been a remarkable increase in budget grants for railways in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha in 2025-26.
Addressing a press meet through video conferencing from New Delhi, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that there has been a big allocation in the Union Budget (2025-26) pertaining to Railways.
In the current budget, the total outlay for Railways’ modernization and expansion in Jharkhand is Rs. 7,306 crores against the average outlay of Rs.457 crores during 2009 to 2014.
The Budget allocation for 2025-26 is 16 times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14.
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In the budget (2025-26) there has been a record allocation of Rs.13,955 crores for West Bengal against the average allocation of Rs.4,380 crores during the period from 2009 to 2014.
The Budget allocation for 2025-26 is three times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14.
For Odisha, there has been a total allocation of Rs.10,599 crores for 2025-26 against the average outlay of Rs.838 crores during 2009 to 2014.
The Budget allocation for 2025-26 is 12.5 times (approx.) more than the average Budget allocation of 2009-14.
Anil Kumar Mishra, general manager, South Eastern Railway was present at SER Headquarters, Garden Reach during the video conference of the Union Railway Minister.